This Time (Thomas Wayne song) explained

This Time
Type:single
Artist:Thomas Wayne
B-Side:You're The One That Done It
Released:March 1958
Genre:Rock and roll
Label:Fernwood Records

"This Time" is a song written by Chips Moman, which was first recorded by Thomas Wayne and was released as a single on the Fernwood Records label in March 1958.[1] On March 31, 1958, the song was released on the Mercury Records label, as the B-side of "You're The One That Done It".[1]

Background

This song is about rejection, and breaking up of a love relationship with a girl, who is leaving and going away for unknown reasons, except for saying too much. The singer states that there will be no more love and affection, including a goodnight kiss, because he is losing the girl.

Troy Shondell version

This Time
Type:single
Artist:Troy Shondell
B-Side:Girl After Girl
Released:1961
Genre:Rock and roll
Label:Goldcrest Records
Next Title:Tears From An Angel
Next Year:1961

In 1961, Troy Shondell released a version of the song, which became an international hit. Shondell's version was released on the Goldcrest Records label, and was later leased to Liberty Records for distribution.[2] Shondell's version spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 6,[3] while reaching No. 4 on Norway's VG-lista,[4] No. 4 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade,[5] No. 8 on New Zealand's "Lever Hit Parade",[6] No. 18 on the United Kingdom's New Musical Express chart,[7] and No. 22 on the United Kingdom's Record Retailer chart.[8]

The song begins and ends with Spanish guitar strums. Those strums were borrowed for the ending of the instrumental surfing song "Mr. Rebel", by Eddie and the Showmen (1962).

Chart performance

Chart (1961-1962)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 1006
Norway - VG-lista4
Canada - CHUM Hit Parade4
New Zealand - Lever Hit Parade8
UK - New Musical Express18
UK - Record Retailer22

Other recordings

Notes and References

  1. http://www.norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Thomas+Wayne&titel=This+Time&cat=s Thomas Wayne - This Time
  2. Leszczak, Bob. (2014). Encyclopedia of Pop Music Aliases, 1950-2000, Rowman & Littlefield. p. 320. Accessed July 20, 2016.
  3. http://www.billboard.com/artist/430500/troy-shondell/chart Troy Shondell - Chart History - The Hot 100
  4. http://www.norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Troy+Shondell&titel=This+Time&cat=s Troy Shondell - This Time
  5. Web site: CHUM Hit Parade – Week of November 27, 1961 . 2016-07-21 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20061107222355/http://www.1050chum.com/charts/chartview.aspx?img=19611127 . CHUM. November 7, 2006 . Chart No. 242.
  6. http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=Lever%20hit%20parades&qyear=1962&qmonth=Mar&qweek=08-Mar-1962#n_view_location "Lever Hit Parade" 09-Mar-1962
  7. "Billboard Music Week Hits of the World", Billboard, December 4, 1961. p. 19. Accessed July 20, 2016.
  8. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/9916/troy%20shondell/ Troy Shondell - Full Official Chart History
  9. Web site: allmusic.com. allmusic.com. January 26, 2021.